Chapter 37: A Mask
.
Ino was better than Yamato at hiding her fear of walking in to the physical reenactment of hell imagined, but she was still scared. But their fears were absolved quickly.
She only had to touch the mind of a demon and it would retreat, worried she would force it to do something it did not want. After noting how easily most demons (aka brats) were to get spooked off, the two made it a competition. So far Yamato was winning by a landslide with his patented ghoulish face.
Because citizens were usually so fearful of the lands, there was not many disturbances between the towns or people. Meaning that despite the oppressive environment, Yamato and Ino had time in spades to goof off. Just because they had already sent a handful of tacky souvenirs back home did not mean they were not always on the lookout for more.
"I'm sending this to Shikamaru, I hope he faints in shock," Ino said as she lifted up a deep red mask of what looked to be a demon monkey. The eyes were bulging, teeth fangs and tongue forked. Yamato could practically hear its incessant screeching.
"It kinda reminds me of Kakuzu," Yamato said with a grimace.
"As long as it doesn't remind him of Hidan," Ino said gloomily, mask lowering to reveal her somber expression.
Thinking fast, Yamato said: "Send it anonymously to Kakashi instead."
"Didn't Kakuzu nearly suck out his heart?"
"Maybe."
"Oh my god, you're horrible! How was I deceived in to thinking you were nice," Ino said with badly suppressed chuckles. "Although, he made fun of you for growing flowers while sleeping, so he totally deserves it. Let's get a bird one, since Kakuzu had one of those. It'll be more believable that way."
"And you called me cruel."
.
Theme: 034. Garnet
Word Count: 300
Posted: 10.27.2014